New GTA-Style PS5 Gacha Game Fixes the One Thing Players Hate Most

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Sick of spending 180 pulls and still not getting the character you want? NTE is flipping the formula.

With competition fierce among gacha games, the upcoming GTA-style urban RPG from Perfect World is reimagining the whole business model, as it attempts to steal players away from stalwarts like Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves.

Those of you who play these kind of games will be familiar with the tried and trusted system they practically all employ: pull on any given banner 90 times for a guaranteed S-Rank, with a 50% chance of actually unlocking the promoted character.

This system can lead to heartbreak, as you exhaust all of your in-game currency only to be disappointed at the end. To make matters worse, in HoYoverse games, there’s a 25% chance you may not get your favourite character’s signature weapon as well.

NTE is scrapping all of this. It’s created a board game-style gacha system, which will still rely on pulls but will ensure you’re 100% guaranteed to get the promoted S-Rank character within 90 attempts. Furthermore, signature weapons can be unlocked during general gameplay.

This means, while there is still a gacha system at play, a lot of the random nature of rival games has been removed. You’ll no longer need 180 pulls to guarantee a promoted character, but just 90 instead – a very, very competitive compromise.

Writing on X (or Twitter), gaming YouTuber Meloo described this disruptive move as a “big win”, while others have suggested it’s a sign of the competitiveness between rival titles.

Gacha games are intrinsically time consuming, and with so many options available on the PS5 now, each release is looking for a competitive advantage.

Of course, it doesn’t hurt that the game looks really good: it has life sim elements – like a sandwich shop management simulation – as well as all-out character-switching combat and even arcade racing with online multiplayer support.

The title’s about to enter a closed beta on PC, but is coming to PS5 in the future – in fact, this latest test adds full DualSense support in preparation.

Has this system increased your interest in NTE, or are you still against gachas in general – no matter how generous? Do you think this reimagined approach is going to force changes to genre titans, like Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero? Pull your thoughts together in the comments section below.

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As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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